If the Heritability of Height Is Calculated to Be

question 22

Multiple Choice

If the heritability of height is calculated to be .80,this means 80 percent of ____.

• A) your physical height is due to genes, and the other 20 percent is due to environment
• B) people studied have the same genes for height
• C) the differences in height among people are due to genes
• D) your genes for height have been activated

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